I am a part-time lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast (N Ireland). I work in private practiceas a psychotherapist with referred clients and am a consultant in suicidology. In this article Idiscuss my personal experience in research suicidology and offer insights into thepredicament of survivors of bereavement by suicide, in particular family members andhealthcare professionals. Perhaps it’s useful to state at the outset that I have no formal medical qualifications. However I have completed a postgraduate diploma in guidance andcounselling (1999), a research master’s (2001) and a research doctorate (2010) at Universityof Ulster (Jordanstown campus, N. Ireland). Each of these courses included research studies into the predicament of those experiencing the aftermath of another’s death by suicide.Click "read more" to view embedded document...